Synopsis

Against the backdrop of the 1956 Sinai War, Uris provides a riveting portrait (possibly autobiographical) of a man caught in personal crisis. Gideon Zadok, best-selling novelist and successful Hollywood screenwriter, has come to Israel with his family to research a new novel and to shore up a crumbling marriage. But he jeopardizes that by starting a passionate affair with a beautiful Auschwitz survivor. Zadok is a man wavering on the edge of a breakdown. As the political crisis escalates, and his family is evacuated, Zadok asks to accompany Israeli paratroopers on a desperate mission to seal off the strategic Mitla Pass.

What the Critics Say

"Uris has woven another masterpiece." - UPI

"Leon Uris has once again done what he does best, taken recent history and personalized it into a real page-turner." - The Boston Globe

"Uris's most powerful writing at its best." - The milwaukee Journal

Additional Information

More information on the bestselling author Leon Uris:
http://kirjasto.sci.fi/uris.htm